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Articles for September, 2008

An Interview with Hot Toys’ Yulli

Posted by: vader at 12:13 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I have recently been granted a rare opportunity to do a Q&A session with Yulli – in the hopes of getting to know a little more about the talent behind several of Hot Toys’ great sculptures.

For the small number of action figure collectors who haven’t yet heard of her name, Yulli is the chief sculptor behind Hot Toys’ very successful series of 1/6 scale figures based on several hit movies including The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Aliens vs. Predator.

Her work on the upcoming Bank Robbery Joker (unanimously voted by collectors as the best TDK Joker head sculpt) and Harvey Dent Two-Face are highly anticipated. Just take a close look at some of her sculpting and one will understand why she and Hot Toys are such household names among the 1/6 community.

IRON MAN – MARK I by Hot Toys

Posted by: vader at 4:06 pm on Monday, September 29, 2008

Hot Toys just sent in the official photos of their 3rd 1/6 scale collectible figure based on the IRON MAN movie – the MARK I armor.

Samurai Clothes and Weapons set by Crazy Owners

Posted by: vader at 12:27 am on Sunday, September 28, 2008

Following the unveiling of their Brown Ninja yesterday, Crazy Owners sends us the latest photos of their upcoming line of 1/6 scale Samurai Clothes and Weapons set.

BROWN NINJA by Crazy Owners

Posted by: vader at 4:01 pm on Friday, September 26, 2008

Ken Shum of Ignite Co. sent us some advanced info on their latest 1/6 BROWN NINJA action figure. This Ninja figure will be branded under “Crazy Owners” which is a new company acting as the Exclusive World Wide Agency for Ignite Co.

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Hot Toys Michael Jackson collectible figure

Posted by: vader at 7:54 pm on Monday, September 22, 2008

Hot Toys proudly announces their latest addition to their ever growing M Icon Series – the Michael Jackson (Billie Jean / History Tour version) collectible figure. This figure stands approximately 30 cm tall and bears the distinct likeness of the legendary musician and Hollywood pop star in the 80’s, Michael Jackson.

Focus on Hot Toys’ JC Hong

Posted by: vader at 11:50 pm on Friday, September 19, 2008

Familiarize yourself with the process behind painting a collectible head & get to know more about JC Hong.

Not known to many collectors and Hot Toys fans, JC Hong, a talented Korean painting artist in the collectible market, has passed his unique painting techniques on to various sculptors and painters in Korea. We can say JC Hong is a mentor to most of the Korea collectibles’ artists in the market. He is also the Chief Paint Art Director for Hot Toys Ltd. Besides painting prototype head-sculptures, his main mission is to ensure the painting on the final product is accurate to the prototype.

DC Direct Items for May 2009

Posted by: vader at 5:00 am on Tuesday, September 16, 2008

CHRISTOPHER REEVE AS SUPERMAN STATUE
Sculpted by Karen Palinko

It’s the quintessential Man of Steel!

One of the most fondly remembered depictions of Superman is now available as a commemorative statue exclusively from DC Direct. Christopher Reeve strikes an iconic pose from the classic 1978 feature film Superman – the movie that made the world believe “a man could fly” and turned the actor into a star.

Hot Toys TDK Two-Face

Posted by: vader at 1:32 pm on Saturday, September 13, 2008

Hot Toys just sent me a teaser photo of the next addition to their ever-growing Movie Masterpieces line. It’s Two-Face from the recent hit movie The Dark Knight. For now, this is all we can reveal. More info and photos will be posted as we receive them – so keep …

Living Dead Dolls Series 16 Variants Released

Posted by: vader at 10:40 pm on Thursday, September 4, 2008

Series 16 variants are limited to only 300 sets and feature a Halloween inspired black & orange color scheme.

Living Dead Dolls Series 16 features a Halloween theme: Eleanor, Pumpkin, Mishka, Squeak and Isabel each wear a creepy mask and come with a their own jack-o-lantern. A Halloween mask usually hides …

Freddy & Leatherface Halloween Special

Posted by: vader at 6:32 pm on Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Sadly, its not the seasonal variety show so many gorehounds have dreamed of, but rather a special deal at Mezco Direct:

http://www.mezcotoyz.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=651

For a limited time you can buy Freddy and Jason, from Mezco’s tremendously popular Cinema of Fear line, for one low price. There’s no trick, it’s …

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